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Bjǫrn

“bear”

Bjǫrn is a masculine given name. It is used in Old Norse.

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Meaning & origin

What it means

Bjǫrn goes back to a word meaning “bear.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Bjǫrn’s family of names

In Old Norse usage, Bjǫrn shares a linguistic root with the Old English form BEORN. In Old Norse usage, Bjǫrn has a conventional equivalent in the German form Björn. In Old Norse usage, Bjǫrn has a later derivative in Bjorn.

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Around the world

Bjǫrn has relatives in 6 languages.

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